NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1170: Surpassing Oneself
It seemed like Ye Chen had always been destroying Wang Ye's formations, but in fact, until now, the number of Wang Ye's formations destroyed by Ye Chen remained zero.
The operation of Wang Ye's formation still could not encounter significant issues.
And now.
An hour had passed.
Only two hours in total were given.
Time passed quickly.
If other cultivators were watching, they would certainly feel bored.
But for these magicians, they found it very enjoyable to watch.
Of course, they saw this from the way Ye Chen destroyed Wang Ye's formation.
From Wang Ye's side, up until now, there was still no movement.
Naturally, there was no fun in it.
"Tch."
Wang Ye looked at the formation Ye Chen constructed. By now, he had some ideas and had already locked onto the general area of the array's key point.
He had eliminated the decoy array's key points in several other areas.
"Ye Chen constructed the formation to be so complicated, wanting to leave me no chance of winning at all. If I fail, it's a zero-point failure."
While Wang Ye was lamenting, the slight upward curve of his mouth revealed his confidence.
"But... I already have a general idea. In the remaining time, I might indeed be able to break your array's key point!"
...
On Ye Chen's side.
With half an hour left until the end of this round.
Ye Chen pointed his hand and instantly pierced through several areas of Wang Ye's formations.
He exhaled slightly in relief.
The expression on his face carried some excitement.
Just now, he had destroyed a part of Wang Ye's formation.
It was genuinely a useful solution.
"This round is won."
Only now did Ye Chen finally let out a slight sigh of relief.
As for his own formation.
As a genius in the magician's path, Ye Chen also possessed his own confidence.
In his view, Wang Ye couldn't possibly break his formation directly.
If Wang Ye were given more time, maybe he could achieve it, but now, the time Wang Ye was given was only two hours in total.
In two hours, even if he had encountered similar types of formations before, trying to crack it without knowing the array's key point would have been impossible for him.
Let alone Wang Ye.
The two of them were geniuses among the young generation of magicians, extremely proficient in formations, with strong self-confidence in their levels and strength.
...
In the Boundless Realm.
With less than half an hour left until the end of the match, Shadow looked disdainfully at Shi Heng, then said to him:
"Look at your disciple; he is inferior. They have already dismantled so many things from your disciple, yet your disciple hasn't dismantled a single thing from the other party."
Although Shadow didn't understand these formation matters at all, as a strong person in the Heavenly King Realm, just a glimpse could tell the energy contained within the two's formations.
The energy in Wang Ye's formation had evidently been worn down by Ye Chen.
As for Wang Ye's side.
There had been no movement at all.
"Hey! What you said, that's because Ye Chen's formation is whole as a piece. Only by finding the array's key point can the entire formation be cracked. Otherwise, it's impossible, so if you don't understand, don't speak recklessly!"
Though even now, Shi Heng was starting to lose a bit of confidence in Wang Ye, his disciple, but out of the need to defend his disciple, he still spoke to Shadow.
Shadow scoffed disdainfully.
Shi Heng didn't continue speaking to Shadow but kept his focus on Wang Ye.
Ye Chen's formation appeared difficult for Wang Ye to crack, needing some time, but as a magician with significant achievements, who had even stepped into the Heavenly King Realm in the cultivator path, Shi Heng.
Shi Heng could find the location of the array's key point with just a slight glance, without needing to look or discern carefully.
"Alas, the location of the array's key point is so obvious, why can't my mediocre disciple find it!"
Shi Heng thought, somewhat resentful of his disciple's failings.
He didn't want to lose the bet he had with Shadow, who didn't understand a thing about the magician's path at all.
At this moment, Shi Heng wished he could go over to Wang Ye, pull Wang Ye's hand, and tell him the location of the array's key point.
...
The time remaining until the end was only twenty breaths.
On Ye Chen's side, according to his unraveling method, he had already destroyed half of Wang Ye's formation.
On Wang Ye's side.
There were quite a few contestants watching attentively.
"Ye Chen's formation belongs to the type that is integrated as a whole. As long as the array's key point is found, Ye Chen's entire formation can be cracked. Do you think, in the remaining twenty breaths, Wang Ye can accomplish this?"
"Probably not. Although in Wang Ye's previous matches, he has always been adept at finding the right way in the last moments of the match, Wang Ye's understanding of formations seems slightly lacking."
"Actually, it's already quite impressive that Wang Ye has come this far. Judging from Wang Ye's expression, at least Wang Ye has some ideas. I've been observing formations for a long time, and even now, I have no idea at all."
These people discussed amongst themselves.
Only ten breaths left.
Ye Chen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
In his opinion, during the upcoming moments, Wang Ye probably wouldn't be able to defeat him anymore.
Yet, even so, Ye Chen continued observing these formations, hoping to break more of Wang Ye's formations in the last few breaths of time.
This wasn't because Ye Chen feared losing to Wang Ye.
He had already defeated Wang Ye.
But defeating Wang Ye wasn't the end.
In Ye Chen's view, in the competition, he had two rivals.
One rival was others.
The other rival was himself.
After defeating his opponent, he would strive in the remaining time to do his best in this competition, continually setting small goals for himself to surpass them and continually surpass himself.
The reason Ye Chen could become the top genius among the young generation, besides being part of the Ye Family, a large family in the magician path, was greatly related to his personality.
Continuously surpassing himself.
Continuously improving himself.